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Lockheed Martin delivered the 1,000th aircraft in 2024.\"}}]}<\/script> <\/p>\n<header class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"hero-media\"><img data-opt-id=1003726862  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1505\/h:1080\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f-35a-lightning-ii-in-flight.jpg\"  src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201536%201102%22%20width%3D%221536%22%20height%3D%221102%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221536%22%20height%3D%221102%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II in flight\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap hero-in\">\n<div class=\"crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/\">Aircraft Museum<\/a> \u203a <span>Stealth Fighter<\/span> \u203a <span>F-35 Lightning II<\/span><\/div>\n<h1>Lockheed Martin F-35<br \/><em>Lightning II<\/em><\/h1>\n<p class=\"sub\">The West\u2019s global stealth multirole fighter \u2014 a single stealthy airframe built in three flavours, flown by roughly 20 nations, and armed less with missiles than with information. The most-produced fifth-generation fighter in the world, and by lifetime cost the most expensive weapons programme in history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"statstrip\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>&gt;1,000<\/b><span>Built by 2026 \u2014 and rising<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>Mach 1.6<\/b><span>Top speed<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>~20<\/b><span>Nations flying or ordering it<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>3 variants<\/b><span>A (runway) \u00b7 B (vertical) \u00b7 C (carrier)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit\">Photo: U.S. Air Force \/ Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen \u00b7 Public domain<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>Role<\/b>Fifth-gen stealth multirole fighter<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Era<\/b>2006 \u2013 present<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Engine<\/b>Pratt &amp; Whitney F135<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Origin<\/b>USA \u00b7 Lockheed Martin<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Status<\/b>Frontline \/ multinational<\/span><a class=\"chip fly\" href=\"#faq\">Can a civilian fly the F-35?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The Story<\/div>\n<h2>The F-35: one airframe, three shapes, twenty air forces<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div>\n<p>The F-35 grew out of the U.S. <strong>Joint Strike Fighter<\/strong> programme of the 1990s \u2014 an attempt to build a single, affordable stealth fighter family for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps plus allies. In a competitive fly-off, Lockheed Martin\u2019s <strong>X-35<\/strong> beat Boeing\u2019s X-32; its shaft-driven lift fan impressed evaluators, and in October 2001 the aircraft became the F-35. The first F-35 flew in December 2006, and after a long, troubled and hugely expensive development the type entered service across three services and many nations.<\/p>\n<p>What makes the F-35 unusual is that it is <strong>three variants on one design language<\/strong>: the land-based <strong>F-35A<\/strong>, the vertical-landing <strong>F-35B<\/strong>, and the big-winged carrier <strong>F-35C<\/strong>. Cockpit, sensors and stealth are common; only about a fifth of each airframe differs. That compromise is what made a shared, multinational programme possible \u2014 and it is why the F-35 has become the standard-issue stealth fighter for NATO and key Pacific partners.<\/p>\n<p>But the F-35\u2019s real weapon is not a missile \u2014 it is information. Radar, infrared, electronic-warfare and off-board sensors are fused into one clear picture and handed to a single pilot who acts as the <strong>\u201cquarterback of the sky.\u201d<\/strong> Fiercely criticised for delays and a lifetime cost running into the trillions, the F-35 has nonetheless become the backbone of American and allied air power, with more than a thousand built and orders still climbing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pull\">The F-35\u2019s deadliest weapon isn\u2019t a missile \u2014 it is a fused picture of the battlespace, shared across an entire formation.<cite><b>The quarterback of the sky<\/b> \u2014 why the F-35 fights with information<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">01<\/span><span class=\"t\">The F-35\u2019s origins: how the Joint Strike Fighter became one jet for three services<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>The Joint Strike Fighter programme set out to do something the U.S. had never quite managed: replace a whole generation of legacy jets \u2014 F-16s, A-10s, F\/A-18s, AV-8B Harriers \u2014 with one affordable stealth family. In a 1996\u20132001 fly-off, Boeing\u2019s X-32 met Lockheed Martin\u2019s X-35. The X-35 first flew on 24 October 2000, and its clever shaft-driven lift fan let it take off short, go supersonic and land vertically in a single demonstration. On 26 October 2001 Lockheed Martin won the contract, and the X-35 became the F-35.<\/p>\n<p>The result was the costliest weapons programme in history \u2014 U.S. GAO estimates the lifetime cost above <strong>$2 trillion<\/strong> \u2014 but also the most-produced fifth-generation fighter in the world. Lockheed Martin delivered the 1,000th F-35 in 2024, and the planned fleet runs well past 3,000 aircraft across the U.S. services and around 20 partner and export nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Design &amp; Engineering<\/div>\n<h2>What makes the F-35 special<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cards3\">\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">01<\/div>\n<h3>Stealth with internal weapons<\/h3>\n<p>The F-35\u2019s shaping, radar-absorbent materials and internal carriage give it a very low radar signature. In \u201cclean\u201d stealth configuration every weapon rides in <strong>internal bays<\/strong> \u2014 air-to-air missiles and precision bombs \u2014 so nothing hangs outside to reflect radar. When stealth isn\u2019t needed, external pylons let it haul heavy loads in \u201cBeast Mode.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">02<\/div>\n<h3>The lift system that hovers a stealth jet<\/h3>\n<p>The F-35B hovers using the <strong>Rolls-Royce LiftSystem<\/strong>: a driveshaft off the main engine spins a counter-rotating <strong>LiftFan<\/strong> behind the cockpit, while a Three-Bearing Swivel Module rotates the rear nozzle roughly 95\u00b0 downward and roll posts in the wings balance the jet. Together they push some 40,000 lbf straight down \u2014 letting a supersonic stealth fighter land vertically on a ship deck.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">03<\/div>\n<h3>Sensor fusion, DAS and the helmet<\/h3>\n<p>An AESA radar, an electro-optical targeting system and the <strong>Distributed Aperture System<\/strong> \u2014 six cameras giving 360\u00b0 coverage \u2014 are fused into one battlespace picture. The <strong>Gen III Helmet-Mounted Display<\/strong> projects that data, plus a see-through-the-airframe view, onto the pilot\u2019s visor. Data links let a whole flight of F-35s share a single fused track picture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">02<\/span><span class=\"t\">The F-35B\u2019s lift fan: how a supersonic stealth fighter lands like a helicopter<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>Behind the F-35B\u2019s cockpit sits a counter-rotating LiftFan, driven by a driveshaft off the main engine and producing roughly 20,000 lbf of cool vertical thrust. At the tail, a Three-Bearing Swivel Module rotates the exhaust nozzle about 95\u00b0 downward in around 2.5 seconds, while small roll posts in the wings keep the jet level. The combination lets the F-35B settle vertically onto a flight deck or an austere strip \u2014 a feat no other production stealth jet can match, and the single hardest engineering problem the whole programme had to solve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">03<\/span><span class=\"t\">The F-35\u2019s $400,000 helmet: a flight helmet that lets pilots see through the jet<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>The F-35\u2019s Gen III Helmet-Mounted Display is custom-fitted to each pilot\u2019s head and reportedly costs around <strong>$400,000<\/strong>. It streams flight data, targeting cues and night vision directly onto the visor, and \u2014 fed by the Distributed Aperture System\u2019s six cameras \u2014 lets a pilot literally look through the floor and walls of the aircraft. There is no traditional head-up display; the helmet <em>is<\/em> the display, and it is central to how the F-35 turns raw sensor data into a picture a single pilot can act on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Technical Data<\/div>\n<h2>Full F-35A specifications<\/h2>\n<div class=\"specgrid\">\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Airframe &amp; Performance<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Crew<\/dt>\n<dd>1<\/dd>\n<dt>Length<\/dt>\n<dd>~15.7 m (51 ft)<\/dd>\n<dt>Wingspan<\/dt>\n<dd>~10.7 m (35 ft)<\/dd>\n<dt>Height<\/dt>\n<dd>~4.4 m (14 ft)<\/dd>\n<dt>Max takeoff weight<\/dt>\n<dd>~31,800 kg (70,000 lb class)<\/dd>\n<dt>Max speed<\/dt>\n<dd>Mach 1.6 \u00b7 ~1,200 mph<\/dd>\n<dt>Service ceiling<\/dt>\n<dd>Above ~15,000 m (50,000 ft)<\/dd>\n<dt>Combat range<\/dt>\n<dd>1,200+ nmi internal; unlimited with refuelling<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Propulsion &amp; Systems<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Engine<\/dt>\n<dd>1 \u00d7 Pratt &amp; Whitney F135-PW-100<\/dd>\n<dt>Thrust<\/dt>\n<dd>~125 kN dry \/ ~191 kN afterburner<\/dd>\n<dt>Gun<\/dt>\n<dd>Internal GAU-22\/A 25 mm (F-35A); podded on B\/C<\/dd>\n<dt>Weapons<\/dt>\n<dd>AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-9X, JDAM, SDB (internal); external \u201cBeast Mode\u201d<\/dd>\n<dt>First flight<\/dt>\n<dd>15 December 2006 (F-35A)<\/dd>\n<dt>Built<\/dt>\n<dd>&gt;1,000 (all variants, by 2026)<\/dd>\n<dt>Unit cost<\/dt>\n<dd>~US$80M flyaway (F-35A baseline)<\/dd>\n<dt>Programme cost<\/dt>\n<dd>~US$2 trillion+ lifetime (U.S. GAO)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">04<\/span><span class=\"t\">The F-35\u2019s cost: the trillion-dollar fighter, explained<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>Three very different numbers get quoted for the F-35, and they mean different things. The <strong>flyaway unit cost<\/strong> of an F-35A has fallen toward roughly <strong>US$80 million<\/strong> in recent baseline lots \u2014 comparable to older fourth-generation jets \u2014 though recent production lots (Lot 18) have been reported above ~US$100M per aircraft. The figure critics cite, however, is the <strong>lifetime programme cost<\/strong>: the U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates it will exceed <strong>US$2 trillion<\/strong> across decades of development, procurement and sustainment for a fleet of thousands. When you read that the F-35 is \u201cthe most expensive weapon in history,\u201d that is the programme-lifetime figure \u2014 not the price of one jet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Timeline<\/div>\n<h2>Three decades of the F-35 Lightning II<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tl\">\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1993\u201396<\/div>\n<h3>The JSF programme forms<\/h3>\n<p>Earlier JAST\/CALF efforts merge into the Joint Strike Fighter: one affordable stealth fighter sought for three U.S. services plus allies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">24 Oct 2000<\/div>\n<h3>X-35 first flight<\/h3>\n<p>Lockheed Martin\u2019s X-35 demonstrator flies, competing against Boeing\u2019s X-32 in the JSF fly-off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">26 Oct 2001<\/div>\n<h3>Lockheed wins<\/h3>\n<p>The X-35 wins the JSF competition and becomes the F-35; the X-32 becomes aviation\u2019s most famous runner-up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">15 Dec 2006<\/div>\n<h3>First flight of the F-35A<\/h3>\n<p>The first F-35 \u2014 a conventional A-model \u2014 takes to the air.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2008\u201311<\/div>\n<h3>The B and C fly<\/h3>\n<p>First flights of the STOVL F-35B and the carrier F-35C; ship trials begin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">July 2015<\/div>\n<h3>First F-35 combat-ready<\/h3>\n<p>The U.S. Marine Corps declares the F-35B operational (IOC) \u2014 the first F-35 variant ready for combat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2016 \/ 2019<\/div>\n<h3>USAF and Navy IOC<\/h3>\n<p>The USAF F-35A reaches IOC in August 2016; the U.S. Navy\u2019s F-35C follows in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2018<\/div>\n<h3>Combat debut, twice<\/h3>\n<p>Israel\u2019s F-35I Adir makes the type\u2019s first-ever combat use in May; a USMC F-35B flies the first American F-35 strike in Afghanistan in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2024\u201326<\/div>\n<h3>1,000th delivered<\/h3>\n<p>Lockheed delivers the 1,000th F-35 in 2024; the fleet passes 1,000+ flying as Poland, Germany, Canada and Finland join.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Stories &amp; Eyewitnesses<\/div>\n<h2>From the flight line: twelve F-35 stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"car\"><button class=\"cbtn p\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('stcar').scrollBy({left:-712,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u2039<\/button><button class=\"cbtn n\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('stcar').scrollBy({left:712,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u203a<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"track\" id=\"stcar\">\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Origins<\/div>\n<h4>X-35 vs X-32 \u2014 the fly-off that shaped a generation<\/h4>\n<p>Two very different stealth fighters battled for the biggest fighter contract ever.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">In the Joint Strike Fighter competition, Boeing\u2019s belly-breathing X-32 met Lockheed\u2019s X-35. The X-35\u2019s clever shaft-driven lift fan let it take off short, go supersonic and land vertically in one demonstration. In October 2001 Lockheed won \u2014 and the X-32 became aviation\u2019s most famous runner-up.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Design<\/div>\n<h4>One jet, three shapes<\/h4>\n<p>How do you build a stealth fighter for runways, ships and vertical landings at once?<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The F-35 answers with three variants sharing one design language: the land-based A, the vertical-landing B, and the big-winged carrier C. Roughly 20\u201325% differs between them, but cockpit, sensors and stealth are common \u2014 the compromise that made a shared programme possible.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Engineering<\/div>\n<h4>The lift fan that hovers a stealth jet<\/h4>\n<p>A supersonic fighter that lands like a helicopter.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Behind the F-35B\u2019s cockpit, a driveshaft spins a counter-rotating LiftFan while the rear nozzle swivels 95\u00b0 downward. Together they push some 40,000 lbf straight down, letting a stealth fighter settle vertically onto a flight deck \u2014 a feat no other production stealth jet can match.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Tech<\/div>\n<h4>The $400,000 helmet<\/h4>\n<p>A flight helmet that costs more than a house \u2014 and is worth it.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The F-35\u2019s Gen III Helmet-Mounted Display is custom-fitted to each pilot\u2019s head and streams flight data, targeting cues and night vision onto the visor. Fed by the Distributed Aperture System, it lets pilots literally look through the floor of the jet.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Tech<\/div>\n<h4>The quarterback of the sky<\/h4>\n<p>The F-35\u2019s deadliest weapon is information.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Radar, infrared and electronic sensors are fused into one clear picture and shared across a whole formation. One F-35 can detect, identify and hand off targets to other jets, ships and ground units \u2014 acting less like a lone dogfighter and more like an airborne quarterback.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Combat<\/div>\n<h4>Israel\u2019s \u201cAdir\u201d draws first blood<\/h4>\n<p>The F-35\u2019s combat debut came not over America, but the Middle East.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">In May 2018 Israel became the first nation ever to use the F-35 in combat, flying its customised F-35I Adir. Israel has since made the Adir central to strikes across the region \u2014 including its high-profile 2024\u201325 operations against Iran. (Claims contested.)<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Cost<\/div>\n<h4>The trillion-dollar fighter<\/h4>\n<p>Is it the most expensive mistake \u2014 or the best deal \u2014 in military history?<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Critics point to decades of delays and a lifetime programme cost estimated above $2 trillion. Supporters note the per-jet flyaway price has fallen toward that of older fighters, and that over a thousand are now flying. Few weapons are as loved and loathed at once.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Fleet<\/div>\n<h4>The West\u2019s standard-issue stealth<\/h4>\n<p>Buy an F-35 and you join a club of allies.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Around 20 nations fly or have ordered the type, from Norway to Japan to Australia. Common jets mean common tactics, training and logistics across NATO and Pacific partners \u2014 turning the F-35 into a shared backbone rather than just another national fighter.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Milestone<\/div>\n<h4>First combat, twice over<\/h4>\n<p>1918? No \u2014 2018.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Within four months in 2018 the F-35 fired in anger twice: Israel\u2019s Adir in May, then a U.S. Marine F-35B striking Taliban targets in Afghanistan in September \u2014 the first American combat use, and the first ever by the vertical-landing variant.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Naval<\/div>\n<h4>Stealth on the deck<\/h4>\n<p>The F-35B put fifth-gen airpower on small carriers.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Ships too small for catapults \u2014 Britain\u2019s Queen Elizabeth class, Italy\u2019s and Japan\u2019s flat-tops, U.S. amphibious assault ships \u2014 can now field stealth fighters thanks to the B\u2019s vertical landing. It rewrote which navies can operate a modern strike fighter.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Production<\/div>\n<h4>Most-produced fifth-gen ever<\/h4>\n<p>Built faster than any other stealth fighter.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Lockheed rolled out the 1,000th F-35 in 2024, and by 2026 more than a thousand are flying with production still climbing toward 3,000+. No other fifth-generation jet comes close in numbers.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Variants<\/div>\n<h4>A vs C \u2014 same family, different job<\/h4>\n<p>Why the Navy\u2019s F-35 looks \u201cfatter.\u201d<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The carrier F-35C has larger wings, stronger gear and a tailhook for catapult launches and arrested landings; the F-35A is lighter and lands on runways. Same cockpit and sensors, very different structure \u2014 one design stretched across the whole battlespace.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Gallery<\/div>\n<h2>The F-35 Lightning II in pictures<\/h2>\n<div class=\"car\"><button class=\"cbtn p\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('gal').scrollBy({left:-660,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u2039<\/button><button class=\"cbtn n\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('gal').scrollBy({left:660,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u203a<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"track gal\" id=\"gal\">\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1280\/h:878\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f-35-lightning-ii-three-variants.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=337862738  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:980\/h:672\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f-35-lightning-ii-three-variants.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%20672%22%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22672%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22672%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Three variants in formation  the F-35A, F-35B and F-35C share one stealth airframe family.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Three variants in formation \u2014 the F-35A, F-35B and F-35C share one stealth airframe family.<span>Photo: U.S. Air Force \/ Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1280\/h:914\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f-35b-lightning-ii-vertical-landing.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=623886345  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:980\/h:700\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f-35b-lightning-ii-vertical-landing.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%20700%22%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22700%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22700%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"An F-35B Lightning II manoeuvres after a vertical landing  a first for a production stealth jet.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>An F-35B Lightning II manoeuvres after a vertical landing \u2014 a first for a 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display that streams a fused battlespace picture.<span>Photo: U.S. Air Force \/ Ministerie van Defensie \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1280\/h:1006\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f-35c-lightning-ii-internal-weapons-bay.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1126083575  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:980\/h:770\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f-35c-lightning-ii-internal-weapons-bay.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%20770%22%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22770%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22770%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"An F-35 shows its internal weapons bay  in stealth mode, every weapon is carried inside.\" loading=\"lazy\" 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decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>An Israeli Air Force F-35I Adir \u2014 the variant that made the F-35\u2019s combat debut in 2018.<span>Photo: U.S. Air Force \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/x-35-jsf-demonstrator.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1127496504  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/x-35-jsf-demonstrator.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%201372%22%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%221372%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%221372%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"The Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator that won the Joint Strike Fighter fly-off in 2001.\" loading=\"lazy\" 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What is clear is the breadth of its use across the Middle East and Europe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"combat\">\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>May 2018<\/b><span>First-ever F-35 combat use \u2014 Israel\u2019s F-35I Adir<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>Sept 2018<\/b><span>First U.S. F-35 strike \u2014 USMC F-35B, Afghanistan<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>~20<\/b><span>Nations flying or ordering the type<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The USAF F-35A conducted its first strikes against ISIS in Iraq in April 2019, and the Navy\u2019s F-35C made its combat debut in the Middle East in 2024\u201325. Israeli F-35Is were reported central to strikes on Iranian targets in 2024\u201325, with Israeli sources also claiming the first air-to-air kill by an F-35 \u2014 claims that are contested and largely single-source. Compare the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/fighter-jet-combat-statistics\/\">combat record of every military aircraft<\/a>. Figures as of July 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Questions &amp; Answers<\/div>\n<h2>Everything people ask about the F-35 Lightning II<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qa\">\n<details open=\"\">\n<summary>Can I fly in an F-35?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\"><b>No.<\/b> The F-35 is a frontline stealth fighter and is not available for civilian flights anywhere. However, you <em>can<\/em> fly several genuine military jets today \u2014 see MiGFlug\u2019s fighter jet flights and prices at <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/\">migflug.com\/flights-prices\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How fast is the F-35?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">About Mach 1.6 (~1,200 mph \/ ~1,900 km\/h) \u2014 fast, though speed is not its main advantage; sensor fusion and stealth are.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What are the three F-35 variants?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The F-35A (conventional runway takeoff and landing), the F-35B (short takeoff \/ vertical landing), and the F-35C (carrier variant with larger wings and a tailhook).<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is the F-35 still in production?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Yes \u2014 it is actively built in 2026, with deliveries and new orders ongoing toward a planned fleet well over 3,000 aircraft.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How many nations fly the F-35?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Roughly 20 current operators and customers combined, across NATO and key Pacific partners.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How many F-35s have been built?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">More than 1,000 by 2026, and rising. Lockheed Martin delivered the 1,000th aircraft in 2024.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How is the F-35 different from the F-22 Raptor?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The F-22 is a dedicated twin-engine air-superiority fighter that was never exported. The F-35 is a single-engine multirole stealth strike fighter built in three variants, exported widely, and focused on sensor fusion and ground and maritime strike as well as air combat.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why is the F-35 so expensive?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The often-quoted figure is the lifetime programme cost \u2014 estimated above $2 trillion by U.S. GAO \u2014 not the price of one jet. The flyaway cost of an F-35A has fallen toward roughly $80 million, comparable to older fourth-generation fighters.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"adin\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The part of the collection you can touch<\/div>\n<h2>You can\u2019t fly the F-35.<br \/>These, you can.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"adp\">Some legends only live in museums \u2014 others are fuelled and waiting. 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alt=\"Lockheed F-104 Starfighter side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the F-104 Starfighter<\/b><span>\u201cThe missile with a man in it\u201d<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/mig-21-launch\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the MiG-21<\/b><span>The Cold War\u2019s most-produced jet<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/t-33-in-canada\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the T-33 Shooting Star<\/b><span>America\u2019s first jet trainer<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/vampire-flight-near-london\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"de Havilland Vampire side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the DH Vampire<\/b><span>A piece of early jet history<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/s-211-jet-flight-munich\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"SIAI-Marchetti S.211 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the S.211<\/b><span>Agile Italian jet trainer<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/l-39-mb-326-jet-provost-in-italy\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Aermacchi MB-326 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the MB-326<\/b><span>The classic Aermacchi jet<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/mig-15-fagot-czech-republic\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the MiG-15<\/b><span>The Soviet legend of the Korean War<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/\">See all flights &amp; prices<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"padding-top:44px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Related Aircraft<\/div>\n<h2>Continue the tour<\/h2>\n<div class=\"relgrid\"><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/harrier-jump-jet\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The Ancestor<\/span><span class=\"rh\">Harrier Jump Jet<\/span><span class=\"rp\">The first true vertical-landing combat jet \u2014 the pioneer the F-35B was built to replace on the world\u2019s small carriers and austere strips.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the Harrier story<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The Predecessor<\/span><span class=\"rh\">F-16 Fighting Falcon<\/span><span class=\"rp\">The affordable multirole fighter the F-35A was designed to succeed across the USAF and dozens of allied air forces.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the F-16 story<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-15-eagle\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The Heavyweight<\/span><span class=\"rh\">F-15 Eagle<\/span><span class=\"rp\">The undefeated air-superiority fighter that still flies alongside the F-35 \u2014 muscle and range next to the F-35\u2019s stealth and sensors.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the F-15 story<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section style=\"padding:48px 0 64px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Sources &amp; Further Reading<\/div>\n<h2>Every fact, checked<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"srclist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/478441\/f-35a-lightning-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Air Force \u2014 F-35A fact sheet<\/a><span>Official specifications and role description for the F-35A.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/weapons\/f-35\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine \u2014 F-35 profile<\/a><span>Programme overview, variants and service history.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolls-royce.com\/products-and-services\/defence\/aerospace\/combat-jets\/rolls-royce-liftsystem.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolls-Royce \u2014 LiftSystem<\/a><span>How the F-35B\u2019s vertical-lift LiftFan and swivel nozzle work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-gen-3-hdms-helmet-cost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Atlas \u2014 the Gen III $400k helmet<\/a><span>The helmet-mounted display and Distributed Aperture System.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/blog\/f-35-will-now-exceed-2-trillion-military-plans-fly-it-less\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. GAO \u2014 F-35 lifetime cost<\/a><span>The programme cost now estimated to exceed $2 trillion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2018\/09\/27\/36885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USNI News \u2014 first USMC F-35B combat strike<\/a><span>The first American F-35 combat use, Afghanistan 2018.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/f-35-lots-18-and-19-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine \u2014 Lots 18\/19 contract<\/a><span>Recent production-lot unit costs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons \u2014 F-35 photographs<\/a><span>Public-domain U.S. service imagery used in the gallery above.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"galfix71\" 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